Exploits of Don Quixote

Cervantes, Miguel De; Reeves, James (retold by) Ardizzone; Edward

ISBN 10: 0216884942 / ISBN 13: 9780216884946

Published by London. Blackie & Son Ltd, 1972

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London. Blackie & Son Ltd. 1972. Published in this edition in 1972 this is a near fine reprint of 1972. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo (221x 142mm) approx. 219 pp. Mid blue cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. Hint of wear at the spine ends; corners are sharp and binding tight. Stunning colour endpapers by Ardizzone as well as colour frontispiece, red vignette to the title page and a further 11 colour plates in the text. There are numerous other line drawings in the text. There is a mark to the underside of the text block and a hint of wear to the flaps along 3 of the edges. No other wear. Near fine. Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray, Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together, and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years. With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has generally been recognized as the first modern novel. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploits of Don Quixote
• Publisher: London. Blackie & Son Ltd
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0216884942
• ISBN 13: 9780216884946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray – he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants – Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together, and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years.

With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote generally has been recognized as the first modern novel. The book has had enormous influence on a host of writers, from Fielding and Sterne to Flaubert, Dickens, Melville, and Faulkner, who reread it once a year, "just as some people read the Bible."

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